We love our pets and will go to any extent to keep them happy. But many a time we may make some mistakes while taking care of them that could impact them badly. You can keep your pet healthy by avoiding them.
Here’s a list of common mistakes that pet owners make:
- Ignore Regular Tick Inspection: it is extremely important to regularly inspect your pet for ticks. Especially when you walk them in slightly forested areas. Keep a tick powder and use it whenever you spot a tick or two. If the tick is a little deeply infested, carefully tweeze it out and call your veterinarian for additional tick control.
- Overlook Ringworms: if you spot a bald patch on your pet, it could be ringworm. It spreads when infected dogs or cats interact with healthy pets. If you see a red patch and a bald spot on your pet, take them to a veterinarian.
- You don’t keep track of the deworming schedule: Roundworms are the most common parasitic infestation amongst dogs and cats. Talk to your vet about drawing up a deworming schedule and stick to that. Missing deworming dates can lead to diarrhea and vomiting.
- You don’t keep track of the deworming schedule: Roundworms are the most common parasitic infestation amongst dogs and cats. Talk to your vet about drawing up a deworming schedule and stick to that. Missing deworming dates can lead to diarrhea and vomiting.
- Don’t Give your Pet Flea Medication: Similarly like tick medication, you must ask your vet for a regular flea medication and a schedule to administer it. Ignoring flea medication can cause serious issues like skin lesions and sores and in rare and dangerous cases, the bubonic plague.
- You Keep your Pet’s Food Bowl Full: Pet parents do not realize how harmful doing this can be. Chart out a proper meal plan with your vet nutritionist and keep track of how much quantity of food you must give your pet at one time. Depending on your pet’s requirement, you will need to feed them two to four times a day. Never keep their bowl full at all times because this will lead them to overeat and gain unnecessary weight.
- Forcing Pets to be Vegetarian: Dogs and cats are biologically hardwired to survive best on a diet rich in meat. Although dogs are better at handling a well-balanced vegetarian diet, you should still consult your vet nutritionist to draw up a meal plan. Cats, on the other hand, need a diet rich in meat for them to survive and sustain themselves.
- Not Setting Rules: A lot of pet parents avoid training their pets because they mistake it with a loss of freedom. It is quite the contrary as pets need obedience training to be able to understand simple things like not getting aggressive with guests, not peeing where they should not be, or scratching up furniture. If you cannot do it alone, asking for a dog trainer can be very beneficial.
- Giving Cats Milk: it is a common misconception that cats like milk. There is much truth to the fact that most cats are lactose intolerant. It is the sugars in the milk that cats cannot digest well which leads to diarrhea.
This list covers some of the common mistakes, it is recommended that you consult a professional veterinarian for the best way to care about your pets! San Antonio Spay and Neuter Clinic has the best veterinary doctors for your pets!